Thread: Math Riddle

Three Guys go into a motel, they buy a room. The clerk charges them $30. However, the clerk realizes that the room only costs $25 and gives $5 to the bell boy to give back to them. Since $5 can't be split evenly, the bell boy gives each man $1 and keeps $2 for himself.

In other words:
They each payed $10 dollars, so
They each got $1 back, so
and the bellboy keeps $2,

Now the question: What happened to the extra dollar?

Here is a riddle that I like and it stumps a lot of people, let's see how you guys do.

Originally Posted by Quick

Three Guys go into a motel, they buy a room. The clerk charges them $30. However, the clerk realizes that the room only costs $25 and gives $5 to the bell boy to give back to them. Since $5 can't be split evenly, the bell boy gives each man $1 and keeps $2 for himself.

In other words:
They each payed $10 dollars, so
They each got $1 back, so
and the bellboy keeps $2,

Now the question: What happened to the extra dollar?

Here is a riddle that I like and it stumps a lot of people, let's see how you guys do.

You can see what was said last time here

Originally Posted by Quick

Three Guys go into a motel, they buy a room. The clerk charges them $30. However, the clerk realizes that the room only costs $25 and gives $5 to the bell boy to give back to them. Since $5 can't be split evenly, the bell boy gives each man $1 and keeps $2 for himself.

In other words:
They each payed $10 dollars, so
They each got $1 back, so
and the bellboy keeps $2,

Now the question: What happened to the extra dollar?

Here is a riddle that I like and it stumps a lot of people, let's see how you guys do.

clerk has $25
guys have $3
bell boy has $2..... total $30

Because the Clerk actually received $25 each person actually paid him $25 divided by three =$8and a third.

Since the Bell boy received $2, each person paid him $2 divide by 3 = $two thirds

Therefore each person actually paid $8 and a third + $two thirds = $9

And of course they each got back $1

That makes $30!

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